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NEWNHAM, John Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 682 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 March 1915, Seymour, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Sale, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Mangalore, Strathbogie, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | 9 August 1967, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Lancefield Monument Creek State School Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 682, 24th Infantry Battalion, Seymour, Vic. | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 682, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 682, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 30 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 682, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 17 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Egypt | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 682, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Magdhaba | |
| 19 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 682, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Battles of Gaza , GSW to left eye. Evacuated to Egypt then Australia. | |
| 5 Dec 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 682, 8th Light Horse Regiment, RTA 21 May 1917 and discharged as MU (wounds). |
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